Ben Simmons

Ben Simmons Out For Unspecified Time

Published

2 years ago

March 25, 2023

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Ben Simmons Out For Unspecified Time

Per the Brooklyn Nets, Simmons will be out for an unknown amount of time until the team can determine the best treatment for his back injury. He is dealing with a nerve impingement in his back.

It should be mentioned that Ben Simmons hasn’t played since the final game before the All-Star break; his absence was caused by knee and back injuries.

Jacque Vaughn, head coach of the Nets, still believes the team won’t be shutting Simmons down any time soon this season.

“Definitely operating under that belief,” Vaughn said, when asked directly if he’s expecting Simmons to play again this season. “There’s zero discussions about him not playing. We expect him to be back, waiting for him to be back, watching the last Sacramento game, it was great to see him and his physicality versus [Kings All-Star Domantas] Sabonis last time, so looking forward to seeing that again, for sure.”

Ben Simmons is averaging 6.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game in 26.3 minutes.

Ben Simmons

Ben Simmons Out For Remainder Of Season

Published

10 months ago

March 7, 2024

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Ben Simmons Out For Remainder Of Season

The Brooklyn Nets have announced they are shutting down Ben Simmons for the remainder of the season due to a lower back impingement. This injury forced Simmons into only playing 15 games.

Between this season and last, he’s played a combined 57 games. The last time the 27-year-old point forward played was on February 26th; this is when he put up four points, six rebounds, and three assists in 14 minutes.

Per the organization, this move was made for his long-term health and hopes working with their medical team will help Simmons greatly.

While fans are already disappointed in his tenure with Brooklyn, it gets slightly worse. Joe Tsai has spent roughly $73.3 million on Simmons, only to have him appear in 57 games in two seasons.

Ben Simmons

Ben Simmons (Back) Out At Least Another Week

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1 year ago

November 24, 2023

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Ben Simmons (Back) Out At Least Another Week

The Brookyln Nets will continue to be without their 27-year-old small forward for another week due to his pinched nerve in the back.

Per the team, Ben Simmons’s reevaluation period had good news and bad news. The good news? He has started light individual on-court work, but the back issue will force him into another week of recovery.

Brooklyn will announce another update in 7-10 days.

Ben Simmons

Ben Simmons OUT For Remainder Of Season

Published

2 years ago

March 28, 2023

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Ben Simmons OUT For Remainder Of Season

It has been confirmed by Jacque Vaughn that Simmons is definitely out after many discussions were going around about the availability of the 26-year-old.

A treatment plan for Simmons has not been announced yet, however, they are looking at the injury to take more than the remaining games of the season to get figured out. Overall, the former number one pick has played 42 games this season.

Off those 42 games, he averaged career-lows in points, rebounds, and assists.

UPDATE: Per Jacque Vaughn, the Nets are shutting down Ben Simmons for the rest of the season#NetsWorld #NBA
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